Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-08-07
GETTING IN OFFICE.

PART T.

wwIrug through the bare trees and shinted
ryarsgy-ns OF the lawn, in sheltered hooks
t-w bcla,,d shrysautLemums nodded to
90 melancholy retraaI, au air OF desolattou
huug over tine whole scene, and the sparse
Lyt,, rain drops Tell su,leuly Oh the damp
earth. The Grape ON the door he'll Hut
tered In the wind. the blinds were all
drawn, and one could see, with a chill
SENSE or awe. that one OF the parlog win
doSs was raised q little telling 90 the
pas,gr-by that only wall shut h,m out
from the presence OF death. Yes, there ne
lay, that genial gentleman whom all men
liked tor the social qualities which had
won hisl more fields than any depth OF
learning ct ability 10 lead. Death, and by
his own hand, though no Que cared To say
it TWAS au accident said the newspapers
which carried tine awful news 20 many
who had talked with him a few hours be
fore.
But 10 WAS no accident, Is his wife and
daughter well Auyw, but suicide, not pre-
urdltatrd. it WAS true, but suicide for all
that The uhsyDuiIrg Of au official on
Whose. bond ne WAS. the failure OF e mining
enterprise. and the burning OF some uu-
insured property had brought him face 10
face with poverty, Tor what Is the salary of
a Congressman when one Is 4 good teI-
loss auJ muss keep up with other mem
80 John I.guy read the telegram which
scaled his ruin. ue had been called up out
o. bed t1 receive Il, feed the telegraph boy,
amt lldr him Kindly good night and
CLOSING the door after him. walked into the
library. and taking bis plSJo. from the ease,
blew ont his hurus. To was such a COM
mon thing 'or him % receive midnight
kilograms chat ms wife paid no attention
to the fact and the shot which rang
through the house reused her from slumber.
But " acu the frightened maid, ded down
% the roum whyace the sound came they
tauut john lrr1y's faithful wife lying
across his body, his blood ooling over her
night dress.
Ten minutes later, % carriage came up
tna drive and Alice Leroy. I'm her ball
dress. and with her lovers good night kiss
ua H.r lips. came into the room hummlug
% waltz tune under her breath.
EHyrr lay her jiuIilei father dead, and
urr mother her hands dubbied with his
blood. bending over hum in q vain attempt
to RESTORE hlm What happened after that
Alice never knew. When shecame to her
self sine ,.s lu her own room with irightcn-
ell faces bending over her, and the cold
grIy dawn streaming INTO the room she
utt lelr tur the ball last night.
Slowly they bogr the dead man 10 his
rest under the moaning expresses ON the
I.Il and slowly they came back Ug.iu Ia
the chill October sunset and the mother
and daughter, c,iugng together, knew
that iu 5hr wide world they had no one
else Oh ty.u ON save each other
The ucNt d,y Alice IN the loug black
drlprtsgS which made her look So tall dno
pale. came into the sitting room % meet
jhr lover who hld failed her in her sorrow.
The level sunshine filled the room, the bay
window was full OF Mrs. Lcgoy's Pottrd
plants. To her diving day Alice Leroy
viii hate the smell %, hrliOtrope because
the Jlr was heavy with tt.
Slowly Alice CJWr across the room %
where hr stood twisting his hat, red
-trre ON DR.. handsome Young face, he took
her ulud with 81 constrained greeting, ami
the, sat down side hy side on the sofa IN
the place where tine dead man had been
seated when GeuH Al,ra WIS last m the
room. I'm the silence that tell ON them,
th. clock ticLyd uuISgly aud the sunshine
rr-ul "a ust,r further ON the dOur. At last
hg spoke.
"IGatu't uDr,, to SEQ you SDOuyy, be
cause Il GId Gur think yuu would care
ta -rr an, one. have come now TO bid
vuu goodbye that Is they all want
Ily to so abroad and study. / may be gone
two YEATS" Alice put out both her hands
ikea b.lud person..
..,;yoH." She g,>ped You are goiu-
AWAY from mre' he moved Uny,>ily.
well. YOU know my mother mas never
quite approved o. my-Ut our engagement,
anil she thinks IN year or two | shall.
kunv my own mind better
'.I know ! avn two wears your senior,
said Alice slowly. "But-GcOt, do you
want To- guawJyt
You know have always wanted TO 20
some tune or other. Hang 1t ALL Alice,
YOU know I'm uwiUiiy fond OF you, and
prty YOU sincerely and all that. l Wish
YOU well. Indeed l do, but
And [ wish YOU bon voyage, SAID
Alice. cold and pale. Here Is your ring
You remember Ophglia ia the play last
week 'Isjrh gifts wax poor when gJyer,
prove uukiud. Oh GeoH, Geoh, Dld
ever think you would give me up Then
She rose aud touched the bell, quite calm
ag,lu. IL beg your pardon, | forgot that
4 WIS mo- LONGER Alice the htIress, but Alice
the plupcr. a pleasant voyage Mary,
10 the maid who entered. show Mr
Allen to the door, aud then take away TIM
hrliotrnpr. the uEor Is too strong Tor me.
And t,eaa Allen, tumhlIug with hi'
nvrr,oat su the hall, Thought how badly h,
had Guue 10. and bore away q memory %
annie. beautiful Iurvaud q tall blacN figure
4G,rpIy outlined AGAINST the red pu-tIcre
and lu udor of hyIUtrope ia the olr. But
when Mary ,.ur back to the rUom sh,
found hyr Iu dead FAINT "u the ioor
I'm December, when Alice Leroy go
.N,.,uf. r.-t.u after her severe illness, peupt,
-TF that she, had lost her beauty, her lovely
color w.,s gone her eyes were suukeu
F....p I'm her ut.lI. and her golden hair Wa
-Hnrn AWAY When she first saw hcrScI
.u the mirror she laughed "a bitter NTH
Eurh ..Iu two months, she Salt,
trade shrl,ly, rather, wealth. lover
beauty. al gone. And the quick tears o
srrfpi,v blurred the poor face m the glass
The neat Gay she and her mother had
rau., talk. They knew that everEtn'n;
Was gone. that ina few weeks the hom
tr.v lowed would pass into the hands q
.,rErr- that all they owned would but ht
+rg more than paw their debts,
81 must 20 % work az once, mother dear
p, make home for us. Alice SAID. 'bu
what can do